Noob Merc question..

[AnimeOtaku]

I currently got a brition merc - atm aiming for 50 DW/Thrust, 28 in parry

However i was wondering if you go 50 DW - is it essential to actually have 50 in thrust to get max damage?

or is it possible to go 50 Dw/parry, 28 thrust and still get the same result of damage from DW spec combat styles?

> merc is purposly going to be used in rvr. - any tips appreciated

 

[fotm]

you raise your weaponskill with speccing in thrust, therefore you want to max thrust

 

[Bishibosh]

You definitely want to get thrust to 50... firstly you get the dragonfang after evade stun, and pierce at 29.... But mainly... DW only adds to the %chance to dual hit chance... doesnt add to damage, you definitely want 50 thrust. 50 parry is really pretty useless in large scale rvr.

 

[Kian]

If you only go 28 thrust you'll see an impact on your base weapon damage as well as missing out on some nice styles.

You don't HAVE to go 50 weapon as a light tank - my BM is 44 pierce, 50 CD, 37 parry and performs perfectly well in RvR while being better at PvE and duelling than the FOTM spec (used to be 44/44/44 before they sweetened the dual wielding styles, and that also served perfectly well). If you're going to spend all youir time post-50 in an RvR assist train through, you may as well go for the 50 weapon/50 DW spec... as stated above, parry is of limited use in decent sized RvR fights because they really aren't about tanks fighting each other toe-to-toe. If you were planning on wandering HW looking for solo fights on the other hand, I'd consider getting some extra parry.

 

[Bishibosh]

I still think u should go for 50 thrust personally.... to have dragonfang as a primary style with another backing it up.. either pierce of dual shadows depending on what ur actually involved with... then again i cant remember every single dw/thrust style off the top of my head.

 

[Ghostfeet]

I still think u should go for 50 thrust personally.... to have dragonfang as a primary style with another backing it up.. either pierce of dual shadows depending on what ur actually involved with... then again i cant remember every single dw/thrust style off the top of my head.

dont waste qb space with df as a merc, I never, EVER, use it. its hard enuff to fit everything on their without a style that u barely if ever use.

tho for the record 50 dw / thrust is the best way to go, unless u wanna solo alot then lower dw and go for 50 thrust 42 or so in parry i think. tho thats strictly for totally solo merc, if u ever wanna grp go for the fotm specc.

 

[Carrera]

I dont even use DF when soloing, always back my styles up with parry chain. Much better chance of the 6 sec stun off. As for the original question id personally go 50 thrust for max ws. extra ws > 9 extra points or whatever in parry. I've tried a few specs as merc and my current spec is my favourite;
50 DW, 50 Thrust, 27 parry, 10 shield

 

[Konah]

50/50 is the only grp spec really.

if u want parry buy master of parry

 

[Vasconcelos]

You definitely want to get thrust to 50... firstly you get the dragonfang after evade stun, and pierce at 29.... But mainly... DW only adds to the %chance to dual hit chance... doesnt add to damage, you definitely want 50 thrust. 50 parry is really pretty useless in large scale rvr.

DW increase %chance to hit with the 2 weapons, means more chance to make 2 hits in a row, thus more damage....
DW also increases damage on Flurrys.

Max Thrust not for Dragnfang (u will prolly never land it) but for maxed weaponskill (more weaponskill = more damage).

As a merc you aim to deal the highest damage posible, and this means 50Thrust/50DW. This specc outdamages either 44Thrust or 44DW specced mercs.

28+11, plus some realm ranks bonus in Parry is more than enuff. Buy MoParry if u like to solo (or even better, roll a reaver, theyr far better non-stealthers soloers)